Mrs. Lovelace was born April 26, 1929, in Detroit, Mich., to Thadeus and Dorthy Kleinhans Harper.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Greco of Orange and John Greco of Houston; two daughters, Gina G. Latcham of Beeville and Samantha L. Martinez of White Castle, La.; and a sister, Janet H. Freeman of Baton Rouge, La.

Mrs. Lovelace chose to donate her body to the Willed Body Program at the Tulane University School of Medicine.